The invention relates to a method for preparing an attapulgite-
activated carbon composite material from natural attapulgite, which specifically comprises the following steps: by taking the natural attapulgite as a
raw material, adding a certain amount of acid, a suspending agent and water according to
mass fraction, stirring at normal temperature, washing,
drying and crushing to obtain purified attapulgite, and
drying to obtain the attapulgite-
activated carbon composite material. Then adsorbing coked stronger
ammonia water by using purified attapulgite, filtering and
drying the adsorbed attapulgite, and performing
oxygen-isolated
calcination in a tubular furnace to obtain the attapulgite-
activated carbon composite material. Oil substances adsorbed on the surface of the attapulgite adsorbed with strong
ammonia water are used as a
carbon source of activated carbon and are converted into a mesoporous activated carbon material with adsorption capacity through a one-step
calcination method, and meanwhile, the pore structure of the attapulgite is also dredged under the action of acid. According to the invention, the adsorption and oil removal of the coked stronger
ammonia water by the attapulgite are realized, the adsorbed oil substances are further utilized to generate the activated carbon, the adsorption performance of the attapulgite and the activated carbon is fully utilized, and the obtained product has high adsorption capacity, good
thermal stability and better application prospect.